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By Kelly Fisher
May 14, 2021
The Cleveland Division of Police revealed the suspect vehicle at the center of the armed carjacking of kidnapping survivor
Gina DeJesus.
It happened in the area of West 127th Street and Triskett Avenue around 1:40 a.m. on Thursday morning (May 13).
Authorities are on the lookout for a silver 2015 Toyota Camry, according to information from Cleveland Police.
Two men exited a silver sedan that cut DeJesus off, and ordered her to get out of her car while pointing a gun at her. DeJesus complied and handed over her keys. The thieves also got away with her purse and credit cards, according to reports.
Cleveland police release photos of vehicle used in armed carjacking of Gina DeJesus Carjacking suspect s vehicle (Source: Cleveland police) By Chris Anderson | May 14, 2021 at 12:36 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 12:36 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Detectives with the Cleveland Division of Police released surveillance images of the suspected vehicle that was used during the armed carjacking of Gina DeJesus.
Police believe the vehicle involved was a 2015 Toyota Camry.
According to a report from police, officers responded to the intersection of West 127th Street and Triskett Road at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Thursday for the report of an armed carjacking involving the victim, later identified as DeJesus, one of the three females who survived over a decade in captivity at a Cleveland home.
Gina DeJesus at gunpoint on Thursday (May 13).
The FBI is assisting with the case, joining a violent crime task force with members of the Cleveland Police Department, the Fox 8 I-Team confirmed on Friday morning (May 14).
The carjacking reportedly happened near West 127th Street and Triskett Road before 2 a.m. Two men exited a silver sedan that cut DeJesus off, and ordered her to get out of her car while pointing a gun at her. DeJesus complied and handed over her keys. The thieves also got away with her purse and credit cards, according to reports.
DeJesus and her cousin co-founded Cleveland Missing (the Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults), a nonprofit organization that that aims to help families of missing persons.